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SIPES & DEFIBAUGH.

' Fruit Drier.

No. 95,942. Patented Oct. 19,1869.

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R. H. SIPES AND D. DEFIBAUGH, OF BLOODY RUN, PENNSYLVANIA.

Letters Patent No. 95,942, dated October 19, 1869.

FRUIT-DRIER.

The Schedule referred to in these Letterr Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, R. H. SIPES and D. DEFI- BAUGH, of Bloody Run, in the county of Bedford, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and improved Fruit Drier; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

lhe object of this invention is to provide a cheap and economical drying-apparatus for fruit and other articles.

The invention consists in a peculiar arrangement, within a case, of a heating-furnace, radiating-apparagus, and drying-pans, as hereinafter more fully speci- Figure 1 represents a sectional elevation of our improved.drying-apparatus, taken on the line a: x of fig. 2, an

Figure 2 represents a section of the same, taken on the line y y of fig. 1.

A is a. rectangular case, preferably made of sheetmetal, and having a large door, B, in front, openings 0 D at top and bottom, with slides E F for closing them, and a large tube, G, near the bottom, opening to the front, under the door, and extending back to the rear, under the case.-

lhis tube contains a circular pot or grate, H, in the form of a longitudinal section of a tube, fitted to slide into the tube G.

It is provided with a draught-door, I, at the front, and is withdrawn to receive the fuel, and for removing the ashes.

From near the rear end of the tube G, flues K are arranged, to conduct the caloric current upward to the front end of a hollow, broad radiator, L, made of sheetrnetal, nearly as large as the cross-section of the case, by which the heat is distributed in the space above.

, From the rear end of this radiator, another flue, M, leads up through the top of the case, discharging into the air.

The flues K branch away from the tube G, toward the sides of the case, giving room for the insertion of pans N, in the space between them, immediately above the said tube G, on brackets 0, supported on posts P, which stand-considerably toward the centre, from the side walls of the case, making room outside of them for the fines K, and for the colder air next the said walls to rise upward, to be heated by the flues and radiator L.

The posts are bent outward, at Q, to furnish rests for the radiator, and a wider space for pans above it, which rest on similar brackets, also connected to the said posts.

By the use of the sliding fire-pot, the drier may be readily kept clear, and free from ashes and dirt, as the said pot may be drawn out at any time to be discharged of the ashes.

The construction of the said fire-pot, and tube G for holding it, is very cheap and simple.

We propose, in some cases, to introduce arrestingplates, or deflectors, where the heat is most severe, so as, at the top of the radiators, and in front of the pipes, to equalize the heat more thoroughly throughout the whole space.

Having thus described our invention,

\Vhat we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with the case A, of the tube G, sliding fire-pot H, fitted thereto, the flues K, radiator L, and flue M, when the said case is provided with suitable air passages and regulating-valves at top and bottom.

2. In combination with the subject-matter of the above, the posts P, brackets O, and pans N, all substantially as specified.

R. H. SIPES. D. DEFIBAUGH.

Witnesses:

W. H. WmsEL, H. F. Gcmr. 

